Read a June 12, 2013, Tucson Sentinel article about an Arizona court dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation after Gov. Jan Brewer proclaimed an “Arizona Day of Prayer.”  

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has an analysis of the attitudes and practices of Americans regarding prayer.

The Pluralism Project at Harvard University has a good background paper on the history of the National Day of Prayer.

See reactions to the 2010 court ruling from various contributors at a special section from The Washington Post‘s “On Faith” blog.

The “Political Advocacy Tracker” at Christianity Today has a roundup of reactions from Christian groups to the 2010 National Day of Prayer court ruling.

The National Day of Prayer Task Force is a private organization headed by Shirley Dobson, wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson. The group, whose mission is to “publicize and preserve America’s Christian heritage,” organizes National Prayer Day events.

After Crabb’s ruling, the White House said President Barack Obama would continue the tradition of issuing a proclamation for the National Day of Prayer, and he issued one on April 30, 2010.

The Rev. Patrick Howell is vice president for mission and ministry at the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. He co-edited the book Empowering Authority: The Charisms of Episcopacy and Primacy in the Church Today. He has frequently written about Pope Benedict XVI for the Seattle Times.